DevOpsSRE Manager (USAF Cloud One)

Leidoswas awardedthe U.S. Air Force Cloud One Architecture and Common Shared Services contract andcurrently hasan opening for aDevOps/SRE ManagersupportingAWS Azure Google and Oracle clouds. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experiencetomodernize a leading global-scalemulti-cloud environmentin support of a critical mission supporting USAF system resiliency security and cost effectiveness.

Location:

These positions will behybrid remote. Candidateswillbe requiredto work onsite as needed. Preferred candidates will belocatednear Hanscom AFB (Boston MA)or work in Huntsville AL.

Primary ResponsibilitiesCould Include:

As the DevOps/SRE manager you will develop in a scalable cloud-native solutions and ensure best practices across architecture development deployment and security and you will lead a group of DevOps/SRE engineers. This role is essential to ensuring secure scalable and resilient connectivity across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.Youllwork closely with cloud engineers cybersecurity analysts and program leadership to drive continuous improvement and deliver value to the mission.

• Lead a group of5-15DevOps and SRE engineers to fulfill the requirements for the program

• Provide the leadership using software engineering principles to build andmaintainscalablehighly reliable and performant large-scale systems

• Design implement andmaintainCI/CD pipelines for secure automated software delivery.

• Design and implementhighly available fault-tolerant systems for Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Platform Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

• Define and monitor SLIs SLOs and SLAs to ensure service reliability and performance

• Implement robust monitoring logging and alerting using tools such as Prometheus Grafana Azure Monitor and CloudWatch

• Lead incident response and postmortem processes to drive continuous improvement

• Collaborate with development teams to embed reliability into application design and deployment

• Lead capacity planning including forecasting resource needs to ensure systems can scale effectively.

• Ensure compliance with security best practices including IAM VPC design and encryption standards

• ImplementDevSecOpspipelinesfora variety of technical stacks onAmazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Google Cloud Platform Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

• Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform Ansible or CloudFormation.

• Deploy and manage applications on cloud platforms such as AWS Azure Google Cloud or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

• Configure andoptimizecontainer orchestration platforms (e.g. Kubernetes Docker).

• Maintain high availability scalability and performance of cloud-based systems.

• Configure andmaintainvirtualized environments to ensure performance scalability and security

• Support infrastructure modernization efforts by integrating virtualization solutions into hybrid cloud environments.

• Implement automated security tools for vulnerability scanning static/dynamic application security testing (SAST/DAST) and container security.

• Drive consistency for deployment and build processes

• Establish proactive monitoring solutions to ensure system reliability and availability.

• Respond to and troubleshoot production incidents performing root cause analysis and resolution.

• Embed security best practices into the SDLC and CI/CD processes.

• Develops strategy and integrationmethodologyaround designdevelopmentand implementation ofcloud basedsolutions

• Enable the quick development and release of changes and bug-fixes on an as-required basis and incorporatefeedback from developers/users.

• Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes

Technical Leadership

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions

• Present architectural designs and recommendations to executive leadership

• Mentor guide and supervise teamsfor related activities

• Lead reviews and provide guidance on complex technical decisions

• Prepare detailed technical documentation to support development and operational processes

• Collaborate with team members and provide mentorship to junior staff fostering a learning environment

• Act as theDevOps/SREmanager to assess employee performance hire new employees and ensure compliance with corporate training requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelorsand five (5) years or more of experience;Mastersand three (3) years or more of experience.Additionalexperience may be accepted in lieu of degree.

• 2 years of prior experience managing/leading teams/projects

• Interim Secret clearanceto start; Ability to obtain Secret clearancetomaintainemployment

• US citizenship

• Certifications: CompTIA Security or equivalent (IAT-2)

• Excellent facilitation communication and stakeholder engagement skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced mission-driven environment

• Strong documentation communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

• Familiarity withDevSecOpsprinciples and practices.

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies such as Scrum and/or Kanban.

• Excellent customer service skills with experience working in a customer-facing position

• Strong knowledge of security principles including threat modeling vulnerability assessments and encryption techniques.

• Deep understanding of CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions Azure DevOps Argo CD).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with USAF Cloud One or Platform 1

• Experience with Zero Trust Architecture

• Cloud certificationsin AWS Azure Google or Oracle clouds

• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. Prometheus Grafana Splunk ELK Stack).

• Solid understanding of networking Linux/Unix systems and version control systems (e.g. Git)

• Proficiencyin programming/scripting languages (e.g. Python Java Bash Go).

• Experience with configuration management and orchestration tools (e.g. Terraform Ansible Puppet).

• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g. Docker Kubernetes).

• Example certificationsinclude:Industry Professional certification Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Certified AWSSysAdmin AWS Certified Advanced Networking AWS Certified Security Azure Developer Associate Azure Solutions Architect